Overview
- Coach Brad Underwood said the senior guard broke his right hand in practice and is wearing a splint with a recovery target of at least mid-February.
- Underwood noted the fracture is in the same spot Boswell injured five years ago, and the veteran will remain around the team in a supportive role.
- Boswell averages 14.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists in a team-high 31.7 minutes, often taking the opponent’s top assignment on defense.
- Illinois faces three top-10 road games next: Saturday at No. 4 Purdue, Feb. 1 at No. 7 Nebraska and Feb. 7 at No. 10 Michigan State.
- Underwood highlighted a next-man-up approach with expanded opportunities for Keaton Wagler, Jake Davis, Ben Humrichous, Mihailo Petrović and Brandon Lee, cautioning Boswell’s defense cannot be replaced by one player.